Electric-field-induced optical activity in nonmagnetic crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1692-1698

  Gunning, M J ^a   Raab, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; TENSORS;

EIGENVALUE WAVE EQUATION; ELECTRIC INDUCED OPTICAL ACTIVITY; NONMAGNETIC CRYSTALS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0031190413     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001692     Document Type: Article

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